I have slowly been building a little birth affirmation hub since being pregnant with Leela. I collect a few new things with each pregnancy, Stryder’s and now this baby, too.
With Stryder, a friend and I were going to try our hand at henna-ing my belly, honoring the babies I have lost before Stryder (he’s my rainbow baby). She drew up a sketch of what I told her I was looking for and I as blown away! I was very near due when we planned this, and I actually gave birth to him before we could do the henna, so she blessed me with this gorgeous picture. It hangs in my birth cave along with a prayer from In His Hands birth supply.
This pregnancy, a family birth friend made this for me, an affirmation that has been absolutely powerful for me this time around – after learning what I have about energy, it liberates me to sink into contractions rather than tense against them. They ARE me.
I have more things that encourage me in pregnancy and labor, but these two are my absolute favorites.
Beautiful! Love to read more on your birth cave. We were joking during my labour that I was hiding in my cave. I had made one room dark and didn’t allow anyone to come in. It was my special spot.
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I added more about my birth cave in a recent post, Helena! Thanks for commenting. đ
I love that we hibernate where we feel safest. đ
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